Retro Gaming help

[timmywity]

Anyone here know a good retro console to get next I own a ps2 and a megadrive (also a wii but thats not really retro apart from gamecube ) anything other than an original NES because they are more expensive than other older consoles because don't get me wrong I love my ps2 and megadirve i am just looking for some new for a bit, maybe an N64 not sure how much they normally go for on eBay UK so yeah any pointers????

 

Thanks in advance also any must have megadrive game apart from all sonic and games streets of rage

 

CyrodilicMonkey

[cloclo8003]

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[watts300]

@timmywity I would probably stick with the original systems given the choice.  Combo consoles just seem a bit janky to me.  The main advantage to them is typically the ease of connectivity.   I think I'd just look for adapters to make it happen with the old school consoles. 

 

The Atari 2600 was fun.  I always liked River Raid, Defender, Subterranean, Yar's Revenge, Pitfall...  

[skywake]

If you want to do it legit and are willing to spend as much as a Retron 5 AND you don't already have a massive collection of cartridges? Don't rule out Nintendo's Virtual console options. Admittedly it's a bit all over the place but each of their systems post-Wii has a decent library of content for at least two systems and all have a fair bit to offer outside of the VC. So just breaking it down....

 

Wii:

+ is cheap

+ has VC for NES, SNES, N64, Arcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Neo Geo, TurboGrafx as well as some Arcade titles

+ is almost a "retro" system with a big library of games

- is almost a "retro" system with all the negatives that come with that

 

Wii U:

+ adds GBA games to the list, also has a DS title but only one so far

+ is a current system with a fair chunk of the games that were worth playing in 2014

+ The GamePad allows you to play games off-TV, a massive plus for retro titles IMO

+ Everything runs through HDMI so it looks pretty fantastic

+ full support for everything you could do on the Wii (including VC) in a little Wii sandbox mode

- isn't cheap at all if this is just for the retro games

- you can't use Gamecube Controllers for VC titles

- it's basically just NES, SNES and GBA games at this point if you ignore WiiMode (which you will)

 

3DS/2DS:

+ Completely portable

+ Has a pretty decent list of Gameboy and Gamegear games as well as NES titles

+ A decent list of games outside of the VC and is still a relevant platform

+ is reasonably cheap

- will still cost more than most other options

- has no SNES, GBA or any other games really outside of NES, Gameboy and Gamegear

[timmywity]

Luke reviewed this:

um no I'm not getting a £190 emulator

 

If you want to do it legit and are willing to spend as much as a Retron 5 AND you don't already have a massive collection of cartridges? Don't rule out Nintendo's Virtual console options. Admittedly it's a bit all over the place but each of their systems post-Wii has a decent library of content for at least two systems and all have a fair bit to offer outside of the VC. So just breaking it down....

 

Wii:

+ is cheap

+ has VC for NES, SNES, N64, Arcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Neo Geo, TurboGrafx as well as some Arcade titles

+ is almost a "retro" system with a big library of games

- is almost a "retro" system with all the negatives that come with that

 

Wii U:

+ adds GBA games to the list, also has a DS title but only one so far

+ is a current system with a fair chunk of the games that were worth playing in 2014

+ The GamePad allows you to play games off-TV, a massive plus for retro titles IMO

+ Everything runs through HDMI so it looks pretty fantastic

+ full support for everything you could do on the Wii (including VC) in a little Wii sandbox mode

- isn't cheap at all if this is just for the retro games

- you can't use Gamecube Controllers for VC titles

- it's basically just NES, SNES and GBA games at this point if you ignore WiiMode (which you will)

 

3DS/2DS:

+ Completely portable

+ Has a pretty decent list of Gameboy and Gamegear games as well as NES titles

+ A decent list of games outside of the VC and is still a relevant platform

+ is reasonably cheap

- will still cost more than most other options

- has no SNES, GBA or any other games really outside of NES, Gameboy and Gamegear

i own a 3ds and a Wii i said a Wii in the post but not my 3dsXL and thanks for a least trying i might get a Wii U but that a lot of money for me atm so that's why i am sticking to retro consoles

[DigitalHermit]

why not a PS1?